The Washington critic., 1887-12-13
WEALTHY C0LORED MEN
Proof of the Progress Made by the
Negro Race,
RICHES MADE BY THEMSELVES.
Some ofthc Lucky Ones and the Size
of Their Bank Accounts.


ress of the negro race in this country
is the amount of wealth that they have
accumulated. There are nearly eight
million people of African descent in the
United States, and t',eir accumulated
wealth is estimated at 5000, 100000.
The wealthicst person of the African
race this side of Mason and Bixon's
line is DIR. JamcsN Glouccstcro Of Brook
lyn. The Gloucester estate is Vailed at
100000.
In addition to his city property, Mr..
Gloucester owns farm at Deca Park of
130 acres, which swell stocked. The farm
is used a5 his summer residence, having
three handsome dwellings, one being Il
modern palace, used by himself and
family. The place three months ago
was valued ut $4,000, but since the dis
covery of n mineral spring on the place
the Doctor says that $50, 900 could not
purchase it.
Tho llesdra estate, which is now
partly devourcd by hungry lawyers
would by this time ssbc worth n half mil
lion dollars had Mr.. and Mrs. Hcsdra
lived. At the time of their death the
property was in II iiourishing condition,
and valued ut quarter of a million.
RICH NEW JERSEY NEGRoIs.
Here are u few rich negroes from New
Jersey: \. Nickens owns and manages
pottery at Haddonfield, from which
he turns out work that outrivalcd every
thing of its kind at the recent New
Orleans Exposition. Henry Hopper is
worth 100000 in cash. ]. NJ. Herbert
Is manufacturer and dealer in uphol-
stcrynt Trenton, and G. w. Watson is
chief stakeholder and manager of a
stocking factory at Camden. Each of
these men is said to be worth from S75,-
900 to 100000.
With the exception of New Orleans,
Philadelphia has more rich negroes than
any other city. About three and half
million dollars is roputed TO be the com.
bincd wealth of the sable citizens of the
Quaker City. One real estate dealer,
John Mckee, is said to be the owner of
four hundred houses, besides property
elsewhere. William Still, author Of
"Tho Underground Railroad is
a coal merchant on Il very extensive
scale His coal yard is said to be
the largest in America. He is the
owner of number of coal cars, u
large amount of real estate, is a stock
holder in the Nation newspaper, being
one of the originators, and the pos
SCISSOR Of fat bank account. He began
business on capital of So. There are
two men worth 500, 900 each, one worth
100000, two worth $4,000, one S45, 900,
five $4,000, seven S25 900, thirteen S2O,-
600, seven $4,000, nineteen $4,000 and
twenty-five 5000 each. There are II
great many who are worth between
81 900 and 5000 each.
DALTlMoRE's coLoRED WEALTH.
Nineteen colored men of Baltimore
are said to be worth SS00,000. The
wealthiest is Joseph Thomas, who is
boss stevedore. He is worth $50, 900.
James l.. Bradford, IL green grocer, is
worth $4,000, and Captain Robert
Henry of Pocomoke City is owner of
two coastwise vessels and is the heav-
lest colorcd taxpayer in the city of Bal
timore.
RICH DISTRICT NEGROES.
The tax collector of the District of
Columbia is negro, and is the heaviest
taxpayer of his race. He says that in
the District of Columbia the value of
the property of two Africo-A American
residents may be placed at SlOO,OOO
each, two at $4,000, six at s25, 200,
fifteen at 100000, twenty at $4,000,
and fifty mt $4,000 each. Frederick
Douglass is said TO be worth quarter
of million, although he is only as
sessed for slS,S0o worth of property.
Rochester Y. V, but the bulk of his
wealth, it is said, is safely invested in
Government bonds. The Wormley
Hotel, probably the most successful
public house in Washington, owes its
success to James Wormley, u negro, who
died recently. Some years ago Mr..
Wormley bought the hotel on time for
$4,000; the estate is now said to he
worth Sls0,000. w. IL. Lee, u flour mer-
chant, is worth $4,000.
wELL-oFF vIRGINIANs.
The general increase in the value of
real estate in the State of Virginia in
the last few years is said TO be due to
the purchase and improvement of small
farms by the negroes. Samuel Harris
of Williamsburg conducts Il, business
similar to that of Macy's in this city,
and is worth $4,000. In Petersburg
and Norfolk there are twenty firms that
represent 100000. In Richmond there
is an Africo-American barber named
William Lyons, who is worth
$4,000. He is the wealthicst
negro in Richmond. William Gray is a
butcher, and is considered one Of the
'bloods" of Alexandria, $780, 900 being
the. estimate of his wealth. Samuel
Boiling is brickmaker. He carried ON
this business for thirty years at Farm
vile, place about thirty miles from
where Lee surrendered His country
seat is said to be the best in that part Of
the country, and $4,000 is the extent of
his pile.
THE cARoLINAs.
North Carolina takes the palm for
negro mechanics. Stewart Ellis of
Raleigh has filed Il Government contract
for carpentering on building worth
$4,000 w. G. Coleman, wholesale
and retail merchant at Concord. owns
several of the finest breed of horses in
the State. Miss Drake, an Africo-Ameri-
can, Of Nash took the prize at all the
State fairs for the best production of
cotton. There are twenty individuals in
this State who are worth from $40, 900 to
$50, 900 each.
The property owned by the negroes
in South Carolina is estimated at about
$4,000, ,OOO-S6, 300, 900 in city property,
$4,000, 600 in farms. Outside of Charles
ton thirty-four men combined own
property that aggregates II half million.
The black population of Georgia pay
taxes on assessed property to the amount
: of IS, l53, 1870.
In Augusta, W. G. Johnson, general
merchant, is said 10 be worth S35, 900.
Mrs. Norah Foster, Il handsome quad
room, recently inherited fortune of
nearly 100000 from her husband.
Henry Todd a Darien lumber dealer,
left an estate at his death valued ut
Sl25,00O which he accumulated since
1861, Miss Amanda Eubanks, by the